Starting this month and running through August, the Running Industry Association’s KICK On-Demand virtual trade show will be available for free to brand and retail members of the non-profit organization. Read the full story.

Could the COVID-19 pandemic be the starting line for a second running boom in the U.S.? Recent data pulled by Klaviyo, a marketing platform focused on e-commerce, shows huge growth in online running shoe sales... Read the full story.

Seattle-based Brooks Running has pledged $100,000 to the Equal Justice Initiative for Global Running Day on June 3, and has pledged to donate an additional $1 for every runner who has already signed up to... Read the full story.

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FOOTWEAR INSIGHT INDEX

Amid more states beginning the re-opening process from the COVID-19 pandemic, national protests emerging following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the release of more scary economic data and forecasts, it was another good week for the Dow and the FIX Index. U.S. consumer spending dipped 13.6 percent in April and the chief economist for the National Retail Federation says it’s too early to predict how soon or how quickly the U.S. economy will recover. For a fourth consecutive week, the Segment’s rise exceeds the Dow’s for the like period. The Dow rose nearly 480 points, or 1.9 percent, compared to 4.28 percent for the Segment. Fourteen stocks, led by Adidas and Deckers as the largest percentage gainers, were up. Asics and VF Corp. were the largest percentage decliners among the six stocks that fell during the period. Nike released an ad on May 30 focused on how companies and people should help stop racial injustice that was retweeted six hours later by Adidas with the phrase, “Together is how we move forward.” The Three Stripes is working with Allbirds to create a low-carbon-footprint sneaker, and sees one of its Chicago stores, along with a nearby Foot Locker, looted during protests. While Adidas has temporarily closed its U.S. retail doors, Under Armour disclosed that half of its U.S. store fleet was up and running again on May 29. VFC, according to Juststyle.com, is investing in a third-party app for corporate and third-party use to create a better retail experience for consumers. Steve Madden suffered a 13 percent decline in first-quarter wholesale revenues as it realized mid-teens growth in e-commerce and suffered major order cancellations during the second half of March. Skechers strikes a tentative legal deal in a Delaware court to abandon nearly $20 million in equity awards issued to Founder Robert Y. Greenberg, President Michael Greenberg and COO David Weinberg, according to Law360.com. The trio was granted an aggregate $47.7 million in restricted stock awards in 2018. — Bob McGee

The Footwear Insight Index tracks 20 of the most important publicly traded companies that have a substantial footwear business (6 retailers, 14 brands).

Index base of 100 is key to the closing prices of 12/29/17

INDEX: 120

4.28%

Weekly Review

Company name (Ticker Symbol)

% Change over weekPrice 05/18/20 • Price 05/26/20

ASICS Corp.7936.T

3.71%

$11.33 • $10.91

Boot BarnBOOT

1.60%

$21.86 • $22.21

CrocsCROX

0.96%

$29.25 • $29.53

Designer Brands DBI

2.06%

$6.32 • $6.45

GenescoGCO

1.60%

$19.43 • $19.12

Mizuno8022.T

0.54%

$18.67 • $18.77

PumaPMMAF

3.08%

$69.85 • $72.00

Shoe CarnivalSKVL

1.92%

$25.52 • $26.01

Steve MaddenSHOO

1.47%

$24.57 • $24.21

VF Corp.VFC

2.93%

$59.82 • $58.07

Company name (Ticker Symbol)

% Change over weekPrice 05/18/20 • Price 05/26/20

Adidasaddyy

9.46%

$124.88 • $136.69

CaleresCAL

1.22%

$7.39 • $7.48

DeckersDECK

8.76%

$180.05 • $195.82

Foot LockerFL

3.47%

$28.22 • $29.20

GEOX‍GEO.MI

1.30%

$0.77 • $0.76

NikeNKE

3.02%

$96.62 • $99.54

Rocky BrandsRCKY

2.31%

$20.33 • $20.80

SkechersSKX

3.48%

$31.02 • $32.10

Under ArmourUAA

4.19%

$8.89 • $9.26

WolverineWWW

1.60%

$21.31 • $21.65

TOTAL‍Week over week

4.28%

$806.10 • $840.58

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Informa Markets Fashion, producer of the MICAM Americas, MAGIC and Project trade shows, is partnering with e-commerce wholesale platform NuORDER for a digital tradeshow that will launch in conjunction with... Read the full story.

As the footwear industry grapples with the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 virus, we know you have questions about what the developments mean for your business, your employees and yourself. We’ve compiled a list of the industry resources to... Read the full story.